Case report: intraoperative left common iliac occlusion in a scheduled 360-degree spinal fusion.

Study Design: This is a case report of a left common iliac artery occlusion identified as an intraoperative complication during a planned (combined anterior interbody and posterior fusion) 360 degrees spinal fusion.

Objective: The purpose of this report was to document the occurrence of this rare complication during a planned 360 degrees fusion and to increase the awareness of this potential intraoperative vascular complication.

Summary Of Background Data: Several cases of left iliac artery occlusion after anterior spinal surgery have been reported, but there has been no reported case of intraoperative iliac artery occlusion identified during a planned 360 degrees spinal fusion.